Comparative Fieldwork Experience in Three Neighboring West African Countries

Experience Implementing Electronic Health Records in Three East African Countries

INTRODUCTION Efficient use of health care resources in low-income countries by providers and local and national managers requires timely access to patient data. OBJECTIVE To implement electronic health records (EHRs) in HIV clinics in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. RESULTS We initially developed and implemented an EHR in Kenya through a mature academic partnership. The EHR was then implemente...

Changing community behaviour: experience from three African countries.

In the developing world, more than 1 billion people lack access to safe water. To address this problem, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed the Safe Water System (SWS), a household-based intervention with three elements: water disinfection, safe storage and behaviour change techniques, and tested these in three countries. In Zambia, social marketing (SM) was used to impl...

Comparative study of nursing education in three Middle East countries

Background & Objective: In the university system, the purpose of education is to make appropriate changes in the graduates. Almost in all societies, educational goals are similar to each other, but planning relate to the traditions and cultures of each society. The aim of this study was to compare and matching the nursing curriculum in three countries: Iran, Jordan and Turkey. Materials and Me...

Onchocerciasis distribution and severity in five West African countries.

The Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa recently extended its operation to Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, the western part of Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. To estimate the number of people infected and blinded by the disease and to determine its distribution and severity in the extension area, 215 villages were selected, using a stratified random sampling procedure, and surveyed. All the ...

Hurlburt dental team aids and trains West African countries.